10 Precise Moments When WWE Attitude Era Careers Ended
3. Ken Shamrock
Wrestling magazines, newsletters and message boards were busy with anticipation for Ken Shamrock's comeback in 2000 and 2001. The ex-UFC fighter had returned to MMA in late-1999, but most figured he'd come crawling back to Vince Mcmahon for a payday or two at some stage.
It didn't happen.
No, Kenny boy's final WWF/WWE match occurred on the 23 September '99 SmackDown. He lost a 'First Blood' bout to Chris Jericho on that show, then marched off to reignite his cage-fighting career outside McMahon's remit. Shamrock would never return to the promotion - he did show up again in 2002 as one of TNA's first major recruits though.
The last sighting WWE fans got of Ken was watching him spit up fake blood after a hockey stick beating at the hands of Jericho and Curtis Hughes. Company cameras cut from that into the next segment of SmackDown, and Shamrock was rarely mentioned again on TV.